Emily Cole Psychotherapy
Are you seeking a path to live more fully, with more joy and less difficulty? Do you sense there’s a better way to live but aren't sure how to reach it? Are you ready to delve deeper into understanding yourself? Would you be willing to turn towards and make space for what hurts if it meant discovering a new sense of freedom, wellness, and possibility?
I offer a dynamic therapeutic relationship where we dive into this process together. Through understanding your pain, joy, and deep desires, you can align your actions with who you truly are and what you want in life.
I have a rich background working with clients with ADHD and individuals from the LGBTQA+ community.
Areas of expertise:
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ADHD
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Anxiety
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Bereavement
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Career change
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Depression
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Family dynamics
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Identity
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Infertility
- Life change
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LGBTQ+
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Neurodiversity
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Panic Attacks
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Parenting
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Personal growth
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Relationship difficulty
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Sexuality
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Spirituality
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Trauma
Get in touch for a free exploratory call to help us determine how we can work together and to answer any questions you might have. I also offer a stand-alone initial session which is 50 minutes, in person or online. Initial sessions are supportive and clarifying and a great first step on your therapy journey.
My Approach
I offer contemplative and relational psychotherapy. In relational psychotherapy, clients experience a real, authentic and ultimately transformative therapeutic relationship where therapist and client journey together. In relational psychotherapy, rather than sit outside as an expert observer, the therapist is in the ring with you - feeling and experiencing alongside you.
In the work we might explore and understand what is happening for you in your current relationships - what feels good and what does not. We might look at how the past is coming into the present. We may talk about your journey through life, the events, moments and decisions that shaped you. We may explore your childhood, because our patterns of connecting to others are learnt early on. Some patterns are adaptive: they may have been useful or even life saving growing up, but when we are not aware when they are continuing on into our adult lives, this can lead to painful or unfulfilling relationships. Through bringing awareness to this, there is the opportunity to develop new ways of relating to yourself and others.
My approach is contemplative - it is informed by contemplative neuroscience, buddhist wisdom and the role of the nervous system in trauma and healing.
This means that you will be supported in our sessions to practice mindfulness-in-action: bringing present moment awareness to your experience. This may be as simple as pausing as we talk about something to notice and name what emotion or physical sensation is here in this moment for you and for us both. So while we will explore important past experiences and your fears and hopes for the future, we will also become curious about our thoughts and feelings in the present moment. By becoming more aware of your reactions to your experience - the way you push away or hold on - and the patterns that shape your life and relationships, you will gain greater choice in how you live and in the sort of relationships you have.
About Me
Emily Cole MSc, PGDip, MBPsS
I have a post graduate qualification in Mindfulness-Based Core Process Psychotherapy which I obtained with the Karuna Institute. I am registered with UKCP as a Psychotherapist in Training. I am also registered with the Association of Core Process Psychotherapists. As a member of the UKCP I adhere to their code of ethics and receive clinical supervision.
I have a British Psychological Society recognised MSc in Psychology and experience in adult psychological services in the NHS as an assistant psychologist. I have also worked as a therapeutic practitioner with neurodivergent children and their families for almost ten years. In my therapeutic work I draw from a breadth of experience and take a holistic and individualised approach.
I offer sessions in London in Kensal Rise, Bowes Park and online.
The Practice at NW10
15a Station Terrace
Kensal Rise
London NW10 5RT